Bethlehem woman charged with stealing 36 cans of baby formula

A Bethlehem woman was arraigned Friday on charges she stole 36 cans of baby formula last year from a supermarket in Hanover Township, Northampton County.

Kristen M. Fiorot, 28, was stopped by authorities Oct. 30 when the Weis Market store manager recognized her as the person who took baby formula three times that month, according to court records. Authorities then found four cans of baby formula worth $74.75. The value of everything she took that month was $504, the court records say.

District Judge James Narlesky had said then that Fiorot could be released and charges filed later because of the power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy. But a week later, Colonial Regional police tried twice to find her but were unsuccessful, according to the court records.

On Friday, Narlesky arraigned Fiorot on two counts of retail theft and released her on $10,000 unsecured bail.